The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-25

THE SINISTER LAWYER.
Chara~terIs(tcr or . C)ass who
Disgrace the Profession.
There i. = code o. ethics among lav-
ears. though never ( lawyer appeared
IN = romance o. : dfsn< who ever ap-
prarrd 20 have any ethics ce<ond Get .
c>-e fairly Il You can. .nyhoe u you
mu<tv The code Of ethics u. IN brief.
that one mnst moi drum np cases. that
cnses must rome 20 the lawyer, or rather
- srnt 70 him by bic friends o. clients
The poor devil Of = lawyer who never
rets I client 20 talk w HE merits. and
hs<n't . friend Who would refer : case -
him, rticks q ethics ss lang - possible,
hul ethics don't fred him or clothe him.
The big gun> hold al the practice worth
having, aud the p. d. gets be pay In
thanks, or msyh>p In curses because he
lost ! caee which he hid not funds enough
20 properly prepare. He throws ethics
overheard in disgust eventually, and
when be does 50. when he sails out on
the vea. OF life a. . kind Of psivateer and
captures cases. he Is denominsted 81
shysser. He joins then the grand army
q disrepntsble~. aud il among. but NOT
o. them : for the shyster. pure and staple
= generally Z legal confidence man. prey
inx UPON his clients. while iastigating
them 70 prey upon others.
The shvster's name Is legion. He
w.sk~ quietly and rakcs in his fees ne
H. ~iousir. lie r. dcbarrrd from asscciS-
tioa with reputable lawyers, but he
makes money. ana generally. In addi-
ZION 10 his irregular law business. he
conducts 4 money lending business a
the usual uxurious rates Of interest.
There i always one good feature about
the shSs,cr. and that Is he suscribes for
the daily paper; but even this IL not
good. inasmoch - the means 90 no!
justify the END any more than the emo
justifes the means-
SUSCEPTIBLE TOOL.
TN ehxsser gess Ma s-nstensnee from
~ nnforsnnaie whom he torces int
-~-c..eI;.gs for damages He hecomes
4, 4 ~rr,cs;ss ~ ~ rs~,lisr hr>nch ~
S..~.. i...t...i-. N ~ cornor..
s;c.s ~ the civ ana of ira clients them.
~~lve~ To snrh ~ extent has the nefa.
r;cnsness of ,hese i-rre0pIar damngs
c-.c,innere GONE thar I repntsbie Inw.
49, hesifates novadavs. before going
{nso conrf "a sue for dsmares from fear
ehet ~ viii Be classed e one or thes<
hIoodsuckers Ana LEGAL harpies. Once Z
eh,ster gets 1 damage Gaze his proceed,
in1s .re : mixture or differentiation 81
periurv and ~bixckusil. He surns u
vitnesses q tessis, 10 4 state Of facts Il
rive color ana form 70 claim. and hi,
KIM done. ne negctiates with the part,
- p..t,r- sued for ! settiement win hin
A. r-~nre-entstive Or his client. IN fhs
seulemenf i, effected he obtains III
lion. snare Of the money. And the Glen
- told that that share il his fee for thu
hereuiean endeavors IN his behalf.
Ia divorce proceedings, too. the shysteI
shiues with no din luminosity. Through
Vaccinations trivial disputes betw ees
man and wife are magnifed into ground
for divorce, through him the defcstAbl'
system OF espionage upon men and wo
men has grown up and disreputable lie
tective testimony il used 70 breed sus
picion. distrust aud open hatred this
hnanrS may be broken up and fees ro'
j.ry his pocket. Through the shyste
i.iaence the number Of grounds 70
divorce il the statutes u Increase
<tt4A auA sstruft- ~ tcu0Ir turs
for The good OF social morals and Oh
mAintrnance Of recognizable RELATIONSHIP
are defeated through the power b
brings 10 bear upon legislatures, II b
do. not happen 10 BE elected - : iav
maker himself. On the law Of libel, too
sssr -iyster u strong. and 10 the end tbs
be may bleed the newspapers be read
sscm every day. aud no mans MANS aT
pears therein who is not liable 70 ; g
from : representative Of some shyster I
iniorm him that be has grounds for q
tisn for libsl-
uouxDsxc now~ arroxs
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$3.50 sh.;- 800. ! ss,.,s $3.50.
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~ $1,000 ~ ~ 5s.,'s.;s $500.